Amazon trounces rivals in battle of the shopping ‘bots’
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Brexit funding gap is a threat to small business growth and productivity, report warns
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Pound sterling around eight-month high ahead of Bank of England's 'Super Thursday'
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Europe shares dip; dollar down on Comey sacking
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Families forced into 'death poverty' and debt as funeral costs surge to £5,500
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FA punishes England fans
The Football Association has banned a number of individuals from the England supporters travel club (ESTC) amid investigations into anti-social, xenophobic or disrespectful behaviour during the friendly with Germany in March.
For a Track Team From Namibia, a Long Trip to Its First U.S. Finish
When the first high school track and field team from Namibia to compete at the Penn Relays arrived in Philadelphia from Grootfontein, a town of about 25,000 people, Henk Botha, the school’s principal and shot-put and discus coach, knew the trip would be an eye-opener.
Hackers Came, but the French Were Prepared
PARIS — Everyone saw the hackers coming. The National Security Agency in Washington picked up the signs. So did Emmanuel Macron’s bare-bones technology team. And mindful of what happened in the American presidential campaign, the team created dozens of false email accounts, complete with phony documents, to confuse the attackers.
